Official UK procurement notice
RFQ 2026/20 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS “Thriving Together” - PEACEPLUS 3.2 Food and Friendship Culinary Exchange
Authority: Newry Mourne & Down District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCompetent suppliers are invited to tender for the design and delivery of a culturally focused integration programme centred on shared culinary experiences. This project will engage participants from minority ethnic and local communities across the Newry, Mourne and Down area through interactive cooking workshops, cultural storytelling, and guided visits to local food suppliers.
Participants will work alongside local home cooks from diverse backgrounds to prepare traditional dishes while exploring the cultures, experiences, and stories behind them. The programme will promote intercultural understanding, challenge stereotypes, and encourage discussions on inclusion.
CPV: Education and training services · Other community, social and personal services · Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- As per RFQ Documentation: 80%
- As per RFQ Documentation: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- As per RFQ Documentation
- As per RFQ Documentation
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2026, 12:36 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 12:36 BST
- Authority reference
CA18207- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064670- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c76bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
9 Jul 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published107 days ago9 Jul 2026, 12:36 BST
- Clarification questions by86 days ago30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline79 days ago6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts69 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Jul 2026, 12:36 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender